Author Topic: Shutdown Day! (Read 19,270 times)

Renegade · « **on:** May 01, 2008, 05:50 PM »

http://www.shutdownday.org/

Can you survive 1 day?

It's tomorrow!

f0dder · « **Reply #1 on:** May 01, 2008, 06:33 PM »

What a perverted thought.

But since I, at the moment, generally sleep until two hours before I have to leave for work, and don't get home after until midnight... I guess it's doable.

cranioscopical · « **Reply #2 on:** May 01, 2008, 09:30 PM »

Quote from: Renegade on May 01, 2008, 05:50 PM

http://www.shutdownday.org/

Can you survive 1 day?

It's tomorrow!

Oh dear! I missed it.

Edvard · « **Reply #3 on:** May 01, 2008, 11:50 PM »

I totally can, and have gone for long periods without my computer even being on.

...but may 3 is Wednesday.
I have to work Wednesday.
I use a computer at work...

p3lb0x · « **Reply #4 on:** May 02, 2008, 12:41 AM »

I have been without my computer for 4 days! And I didn't go crazy!!! *twitches*

cthorpe · « **Reply #5 on:** May 02, 2008, 12:42 AM »

Quote from: Edvard on May 01, 2008, 11:50 PM

...but may 3 is Wednesday.
I have to work Wednesday.
I use a computer at work...

Um... isn't May 3 Saturday?

I'm not even going through the motions of trying. There is no way I can do it.

nite_monkey · « **Reply #6 on:** May 02, 2008, 03:36 AM »

I always sit at the computer for several hours on Saturday, so I am not going to attempt to do it.

J-Mac · « **Reply #7 on:** May 02, 2008, 04:22 AM »

Shutdown what? Our computers? Why? What's the point?

Please don't tell me it's a "green" thing, save the planet and all that. I'll gag.

Tell Al Gore about it!

Jim

Renegade · « **Reply #8 on:** May 02, 2008, 04:36 AM »

Quote from: cranioscopical on May 01, 2008, 09:30 PM

Quote from: Renegade on May 01, 2008, 05:50 PM
http://www.shutdownday.org/

Can you survive 1 day?

It's tomorrow!

Oh dear! I missed it.

Huh?

Have you been time travelling again?

app103 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 02, 2008, 06:12 AM »

Is it "Shutdown Day"? or "Kill Your Spouse Day"? (they would be the same thing if I shut down my pc for 24 hours)

iphigenie · « **Reply #10 on:** May 02, 2008, 06:27 AM »

How can I get my photos done if I shut down? or my writing? or my CV?

Although if the weather permits I will shut down for most of the day.

But the concept is not just green, i think it is "look up from online communities and go spend time with real people" and I can relate to that, too easy to get stuck online.

J-Mac · « **Reply #11 on:** May 02, 2008, 07:25 AM »

Quote from: iphigenie on May 02, 2008, 06:27 AM

How can I get my photos done if I shut down? or my writing? or my CV?

Easy! Lie!

Jim

nosh · « **Reply #12 on:** May 02, 2008, 10:40 AM »

Shouldn't they have announced a cut-off point for shutting down? As in, if I realise it's shutdown day at 11:40 PM and restart 20 minutes later, am I perhaps using up more power restarting everything? Some people have NO concern for the planet!

biox · « **Reply #13 on:** May 02, 2008, 11:39 AM »

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Can you survive for 24 hours without your computer ?

Which one? My notebook? Yeah, absolutely. It's at HP service and certainly shut down as they don't work Sat/Sun.

f0dder · « **Reply #14 on:** May 02, 2008, 12:22 PM »

Quote from: nosh on May 02, 2008, 10:40 AM

Shouldn't they have announced a cut-off point for shutting down? As in, if I realise it's shutdown day at 11:40 PM and restart 20 minutes later, am I perhaps using up more power restarting everything? Some people have NO concern for the planet!

Not really necessary to define explicit period with timezones and all that... just spend _your_ entire may3 without turning on your computer. Like, 24 hours straight.

cranioscopical · « **Reply #15 on:** May 02, 2008, 01:37 PM »

Quote from: Renegade on May 02, 2008, 04:36 AM

Quote from: cranioscopical on May 01, 2008, 09:30 PM
Quote from: Renegade on May 01, 2008, 05:50 PM
http://www.shutdownday.org/

Can you survive 1 day?

It's tomorrow!

Oh dear! I missed it.

Huh?

Have you been time travelling again?

Whoops, I might miss it tomorrow, too

Edvard · « **Reply #16 on:** May 02, 2008, 03:46 PM »

Quote from: cthorpe on May 02, 2008, 12:42 AM

Quote from: Edvard on May 01, 2008, 11:50 PM
...but may 3 is Wednesday.
I have to work Wednesday.
I use a computer at work...

Um... isn't May 3 Saturday?
...

oh.

edvard rule#234985: Never make a time-sensitive post on a Thursday so stressful you think it's Monday.

Quote from: Renegade on May 02, 2008, 04:36 AM

Quote from: cranioscopical on May 01, 2008, 09:30 PM
Quote from: Renegade on May 01, 2008, 05:50 PM
http://www.shutdownday.org/

Can you survive 1 day?

It's tomorrow!

Oh dear! I missed it.

Huh?

Have you been time travelling again?

...or maybe that was it.

Besides, I've planned a 20-mile bike with my son on Saturday, so I think it'll be no problem.

ljbirns · « **Reply #17 on:** May 02, 2008, 11:16 PM »

No problem. I'm leaving at 6:00AM tomorrow to go to a Sheep & Wool festival. I won't be back until Sunday afternoon. At least 32 hours !!!!

cranioscopical · « **Reply #18 on:** May 03, 2008, 01:25 AM »

Quote from: ljbirns on May 02, 2008, 11:16 PM

No problem. I'm leaving at 6:00AM tomorrow to go to a Sheep & Wool festival.

I think it's cheating if you take the RAM with you!

ljbirns · « **Reply #19 on:** May 03, 2008, 01:32 AM »

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I think it's cheating if you take the RAM with you! ohmy

I SHEEP ishly agree.

nosh · « **Reply #20 on:** May 03, 2008, 05:40 AM »

Quote from: f0dder on May 02, 2008, 12:22 PM

Quote from: nosh on May 02, 2008, 10:40 AM
Shouldn't they have announced a cut-off point for shutting down? As in, if I realise it's shutdown day at 11:40 PM and restart 20 minutes later, am I perhaps using up more power restarting everything? Some people have NO concern for the planet!
Not really necessary to define explicit period with timezones and all that... just spend _your_ entire may3 without turning on your computer. Like, 24 hours straight.

You took me a bit too literally there, f0dder!

Deozaan · « **Reply #21 on:** May 04, 2008, 04:12 AM »

I'm one of those typical addicts in denial: I could do it if I wanted to. But I don't want to, so I'm not going to.

wreckedcarzz · « **Reply #22 on:** May 04, 2008, 05:53 AM »

I could, but I didn't do it for Earth day, and I didn't do that "lights out" hour thing...

Besides, whats 700W for 24 hours? Global warming? Ha!